25 Incredible Pictures Of The Space Shuttle Enterprise Going Over New York City

The Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747, flew over NYC today. The shuttle will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Unsurprisingly, a space shuttle on top of an airplane is a really cool thing to see.

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Over the Verrazano Bridge.

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And here's a picture of the Enterprise going over NYC in 1983. It was on its way back from the Paris Air Show.